United States Sixth Circuit

A plaintiff in a racial discrimination case under 42 USC 1981 is not required to provide direct evidence of the defendant's "intent to discriminate" as part of the first stage of the McDonnell Douglas/Burdine burden-shifting framework.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/07/2001
• Decided 06/06/2001
• Published 06/06/2001

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN, Chief Judge;  MOORE, Circuit Judge;  TARNOW, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John W. Mygrant (argued and briefed), Valarie J.R. Young (briefed), Mentzer, Vuillemin & Mygrant, Akron, OH, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Clifford C. Masch (argued and briefed), Reminger & Reminger, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant-Appellee.